Ticket and label printing machine



June 17, 1930. G. w. HENRY. JR., ET AL 1,765,158

TICKET AND LABEL PRINTlNG MACHINE' Filed Deo. 8. 1928 2 sheets-sheet 1 June.17, 1930. G. w. HENRY, JR., ET- AL 1,765,158

TICKET AND LABEL PRINTING' MACHINE Filed Deo. 8, 1928 v 2 sneew-sheet 2 26 Y zal Patented June 1.7i, 1930 UNITED STAT GEORGE W. HENRY, JE., AND sAErUEL A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA l TICKET AND LABEL Application led December Our invention relates to certain improvements in machines for printing tickets provided with eitherv strings or pins, and for printing upon gummed labels. Such tickets and labels-are used on merchandise to indicate style, size, price, etc. y

lOne object of the invention is to provide a simplehand machine for feeding the labels, string-tickets or pin-tickets to the printing position. Y y v The invention also relates to certain improvements inthe mounting of the type form so that it-,can be turned at right angles to print either` transversely or longitudinally,

The invention further relates to` certain improvements in the pavvls for feeding the tickets and gummed'labels tothe machine.y

. In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side vievv of our improved ticket and label printing` machine;

Fig. 2 is an end View; f

Fig?) is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4, Fig. 1; y

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan View on the line 55,Fig.1; -v

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective vieiv of the chase-holder Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a a strip of gummed labels;

Fig. 8 lis a portion of a strip of pin-tickets;

Fig. 9 is a portion of a strip of stringtickets; l i y n l y Fig. 10 is an inverted plan vievv of a modification of the chase-holder;

` Fig. 1l is a side view of the same; and Fig. 12 is a sectional View on the line 12-12, Fig. 10.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the base of portion of the machine Which is circular inform and arranged to contain a roll of gummed labels.

shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. These gummed labels pass through a slot 2 in the base,.over a guide-Wheel 3, and through slots 4-4a-4b in a guide block 5, depending upon the Width of the strip. 1

6 is a feed table over which the-tickets or labels pass to the plat-en 7, Which is embedded in the present instance in the outer end of .the

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PRINTING livracniixrnv 8, 1928.y Serial No. 324,741.

feed table. The feed table has longitudinal grooves 8 for the lingers 9 of a paWl 1 0, the fingers engaging notches 6 5 in the gummed label strip c, Fig. 7, andas the pawl reciprocates over the feed table it feeds one section of thelabel strip at a time to the position on the platen. .g E

' 11 is a pressure-foot whichis located'above the table and is secured to the block 5 by a pin 12 on which is a spring 13 held by'a nut 14, so that the pressure-foot can yield when necessary to accommodate tags of different thicknesses.V t one sideof the pavvl 10 is a narrow paWl 15 .Which has a `reduced end 16 1 ing mechanism. The tickets, after being printed, are discharged from the end of the machine. Y f 'l The pawls are mounted on a lever 19 pivoted at 20 .to a Xed arm 21 'secured to any iXed point on the machine. The lever 19 in turn -isy connected by a link 22 to the hand lever 23v'hich is pivoted at 24 to a bracket 25 on the frameof the machine and is held in its raised position by a spring which tends to yieldingly hold the llever in its raised position as shown in Figl. On the outer end ofthe hand lever 23 is a handle 26 by Which the lever is operated. Y

. 27 'is a chase which is mountedy in a chaseholder 28 having grooves 29 into. which ribs 30 on the chase 27 slide. The chase is heldin position bya latch lfand the type 32 is held in the chase in the ordinary manner. y

ln order that the machine may print either with the lines of printing ruiming parallel extends through an opening in the head 33 and is attached in the present instance to the handle 26 by a screw which passes through f' the handle and into the shank 34. 35 is a locking pin arranged to enter either the hole 36 or the hole 37 in the chase-holder and is held in position by a spring 38. Y

39 is an inking-pad carried by a frame 40 which is mounted on the pivot 2O and connected by a link llfto the head 33 on the operating lever 23, so that when the lever is depressed to make an impression on a tag the inking-pad is withdrawn, and when the lever is released the inking-pad assumes a position directly under the type, inking the surface thereof.

The operation'is as follows;

If a gummed label strip is used, the same is mounted within the base and fed through the opening E2, passed around the wheel 3, through one of the slots 4, and un-der the presser-foot l1, where it is engaged by they pawl 10 and fed forward one label at `a time by the feed mechanism; an impression is made, and the label strip passes out of the end of the machine.

Vh'en a pin-ticket or a string ticket is to be printed, then the ticket vis fed through the slot 4b, Fig. -3,which is open at one end, and the pin or string extends into the space a3 between the fed-gey of the feed table and the plate 17. In this instance the pawl 15 enters the notches on one side of the tag strip only fand feeds the strip forwardy into the printing positionthe printing, in this instance, bein-g at right angles to that of a gummed label, consequently the platen will have been adjusted.

In some instances, instead of mounting the cha-'se holder on a pivot, the chase holder 28? may have two ways, one at right angles to the other, so that the chase can be either located in one way or in the other way, which would be at right angles to the Yfirst-'mentior'red way, as lshown in Figs. 10, l1 andlQ. Y

We claim l. The `combination i-n a machine for printing tickets and labels, of a base; a feed table over which the vtickets or labels are fed; a pawl engaging `one strip o'f tickets; a narrow pawl for engaging one edge `of another strip of tickets; and mechanism for printing the tickets or labels.

2. The combination in a machine for Y printing tickets and labels, of a base; a feed table over which the tickets or labels `are n fed; a wide pawl engaging one strip of tickets; a narrow pawl 'for Vengagiifigone edge of another strip Lof tickets, said feed table having a 'channel at one side for the passage of pins or strings attached to the tickets; and mechanism for vprinting the tickets or labels.

The combination in a machine for printing tickets and labels, of a base; a feed table having two longitudinal grooves therein; a presser-foot mounted above the table; a reciprocating pawl having iingers extending into the grooves andarranged to enter notches at each side of the ticket or label; a narrow pawl at one side of the` Y printing the tickets or labels.

4.' The combination in mechanism for printing tickets or labels,r of a base; a feed table; a platen at one end of the feed table; a guide block at the other end of the feed table, said lguide block having slots through which the tickets or labels pass, said slots being of different widths andl one of 'the slots being open at one side; a yplate at one side of the feed table spaced therefrom to form a channel for the Apassage of pins or strings attached to the tickets; mechanism for feeding the tickets vforwardrnie at a time; land printing mechanism for making jan impression on the tickets as they are Vfed -to a position over the platen.

5. The combination i printing tickets or labels, of a base; a feed table over which the strips of pin-tickets or labels are fed; means for feeding'the tickets forward one at a time into printing position; a head; a chaseholder pivota'flly mounted in the head; a chase carri-ed by the head, said chase-holder being adjustable in the head so as to print longitudinally or transversely `of the tickets lor labels. Y

6. The combination in a ticket or label printing machine, of a base; a feed table;

table into the printing machine; an arm; a headron the arm; a chase-holder pivotally mounted Von the head; means for locking-the chase-holder in either of its itwo positions; a chase carried by the head yand .arranged to lreceive the strip, said chase-helder .being adjustable so as to print the tickets or labels either longitudinally or transversely thereof.

7. The combination in a ticket or Vllabel printing machine, of a base; 'a Vfeed table n mechanism for i Ties means for feeding the strip tickets over the Y 

